Splash-guard for wheels of motor-vehicles



J. H. STIRK.

SPLASH GUARD FOR WHEELS 0F MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l9, i920.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlca.

SPLASH-GUARD. FOR WHEELS OF MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Dec.13, 1921.

Application filed January 19, 1920. Serial No. 852,485.

To all whom it ma camera:

Be it known t at I, JoHN HARDAGRE STIBK, a sub'ect of the Kingdom of Great Britain resi in at Cravendale, '340val road, dravelly ill, near Birmingham, 1n the county of Warwick, England, traflic mana er, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Splash-Guards for Wheels of Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the type 0 splash guards which are attached to the outside face of the wheel, and consists of an annular dished metal plate having its central part bent to form an annularflange, the plane of which annular flange is parallel with the plane of the face of the spokes, and which metal plate carries around its outside an annular ring of sheet rubber or other flexible material, the whole being adapted to be attached to the wheel by the usual bolt attachments which secure the wheel to the hub or axle of the vehicle or by clips or bolt attachments used in connection with the spokes.

In order that this invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into practice, reference may be had to the ap-' pended explanatory which Figure 1 is an elevation of a splash guard constructed according to one formof the present invention.

sheet of drawings, upon Fig. 2 is a transverse section illustrating the splash guard in position upon the whee of a vehicle. v I In the embodiment of this invention, an

annular plate 1 is pressed out of sheet metal into dish formation, or is otherwise similarly constructed, the inner part of the an nular dish being pressed to form or be provided with a ring flange 2 which is perforated in six or other number of places so that by simply removing the wheel attachment nuts 3, the perforations in theQflange 2 can be readily engaged with the studs or bolts-on the wheel hub 4 with which the detachable wheel 5 is en aged, and the guard or plate 1 conccntrica ly positioned upon or against the wheel by the aforementioned nuts 3-. -With the device in position the or more of the spokes.

conical wallprojects away from the face of the wheel.

The inner edge-of a ring of sheet rubber 6 is adapted to overlap the outer ed e or external annular flange 7 of the dished plate 1, and to be secured to, the latter by suitable rivets or bolts preferably with an outer ring of metal 8 to substantially secure the. inner edge of the rubber ring 6 in position, the sheet rubber ring 6 being adapted to incline awa from the tire toward itsouter edge, which outer edge is adapted to approximately form contact with the ound at that point of the wheel which as its bearing on the road. Or if desired the flange may be disposed in parallel relation to the flange 2, as illustrated, so that the rubber ring 6 is disposed in a plane parallel to that of the wheel 5.

The inside face of thering flange 2 may be stifiened by an additional metal ring secured to the flange by riveting.

In the-case of wheels having wood spokes,

the face of the spokes and be secured to the-same either by staple bolts which are passed around the spokes from the inner face of the wheel and secured by screw nuts, or

by substantially spring clips which are secured to the inside of the ange, which spring clips are adapted to cl p three, four,

In the case of wheels having wire spokes, a metal band ring made in two or more sections is adapted to abut against the face of the spokes on the inner side of the. ring, said hand ring having a series of bolts which pass through the spokes and are adapted to receive the ring flange on the metal dish of the guard, in such a manner that the spokes are tightly clamped between the ring at the one side of the wheel and the flange ring on the mud-guard on the front faceof the wheel.

In" any of; the foregoing arrangements, radially proiecting tongues Q'may be provided upon the outer .f edge of the annular disk 1 to steady or" lend support to the flexible; ring :or sheet rubber or other flexible material 8.

What I claim-as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atent is:

A splash guard for the wheels of motor vehicles, comprising an annular late ar- 5 ranged to be secured to the whee, an annular sheet of flexible material secured to the periphery of said plate and projecting tongues of substantially semicircular form rigidly attached upon the outer periphery of the said annular plate, said tongues bein 10 arranged to bear flatwise against the sai annular sheet of flexible material to lend su port to the same.

11 witness whereof I have hereunto set In hand.

y J OHN HARDAC'RE STIRK. 

